Quick Facts
Biography
Francis Paré (born June 30, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Genève-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA).
Playing career
Undrafted, Paré previously played with the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL). On July 27, 2011, Pare signed a two-year, two-way contract extension with the Griffins NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings.
On July 8, 2013, after helping the Griffins capture the Calder Cup, Paré was signed to a two-year contract abroad in Finland with TPS of the SM-liiga. In the following years, Paré played for different teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), including Metallurg Magnitogorsk, Traktor Chelyabinsk and HC Slovan Bratislava. In 2014, he won the Gagarin Cup with Magnitogorsk. After returning to TPS for a second stint during the 2015–16 season, he again inked a deal with a KHL side, agreeing terms with Medvescak Zagreb in June 2016.
On January 23, 2017, Pare signed a contract with Geneve-Servette HC of the National League A (NLA) for the remainder of the season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 70 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 55 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 68 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 69 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 63 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 77 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 80 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 75 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 68 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 37 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC TPS | Liiga | 30 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 23 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Traktor Chelyabinsk | KHL | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Slovan Bratislava | KHL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HC TPS | Liiga | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | ||
| AHL totals | 363 | 102 | 135 | 237 | 138 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| KHL totals | 108 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Canada Quebec | U17 |  | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2008 | |
| Michel Brière Memorial Trophy | 2008 | |
| CHL Second All-Star Team | 2008 | |